Tennessee offers a wide range of Colleges choices for international students thinking of studying there. International students may not know what each state is like and how many Colleges may be located there. Therefore, in order to make your Tennessee research easier, we’ve sorted some key city data below.
On this page below the city data, you’ll also find a list of the Universities and Colleges in Central. Clicking on the Colleges's name will take you to a profile containing contact information, program facts, tuition and fees, affiliation and accreditation, admission requirements, information on student enrollment, and much more. Being able to see all the college options in a city can help you decide whether college or university study in Central is right for you.
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CENTRAL, TENNESSEE QUICK STATSCounty: Carter
Land Area: 4.29 square miles
Population Density: 659 people per square mile
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (98.6%), American Indian (0.6%), Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries (City): United States (23.0%), Irish (10.3%), German (9.1%), English (8.9%), Scottish (4.6%), Scotch-Irish (2.2%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Johnson City, TN (4.2 miles , pop. 55,469)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (113.0 miles , pop. 540,828)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (464.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550)
Nearest cities: Pine Crest, TN (1.4 miles ), Watauga, TN (1.8 miles ), Elizabethton, TN (1.9 miles ), Johnson City, TN (2.0 miles ), Biltmore, TN (2.2 miles ), Midway, TN (2.6 miles ), Unicoi, TN (2.7 miles ), Tiger Valley, TN (2.9 miles )
Central Compared to State Average: Median household income below state average. Median house value below state average. Black race population percentage significantly below state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Median age above state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. Renting percentage below state average. Length of stay since moving in above state average. Number of college students below state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
CENTRAL, TENNESSEE EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 68.90%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.00%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.90%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Central:
NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 15 miles, BLOUNTVILLE, TN, Full-time enrollment: 2,729 EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY about 19 miles, JOHNSON CITY, TN, FT enrollment: 9,498 APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY about 34 miles, BOONE, NC, FT enrollment: 12,245 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE about 51 miles, ASHEVILLE, NC, FT enrollment: 2,759 ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 53 miles, ASHEVILLE, NC, FT enrollment: 2,728 WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 55 miles, MORRISTOWN, TN, FT enrollment: 3,893 SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 61 miles, RICHLANDS, VA, FT enrollment: 2,412
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